Board of directors

Asa-Matti Lyytinen
Chairman of the board
Elected for the period 2010-2012

Born in 1950. Master of Sciences, Economics. From 2002 Chairman of numerous Finnish companies. 20 years of experience from management consulting in PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Held positions as Director of Management Consulting, Strategy and Organisation, CEO and Managing partner, Member of Northern Board. Mr Lyytinen is a Finnish citizen.

Arne Solberg
Vice chairman of the board

Elected for the period 2009-2013

Born in 1953. On the Kitron board since 2000. CFO of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA. Diverse experience from administrative positions within finance and management. Bachelor of Commerce. At the end of 2009 Kongsberg Gruppen ASA controlled 33,439,153 shares in Kitron ASA. Arne Solberg attended 8 out of 11 board meetings in 2009. Mr Solberg is a Norwegian citizen.

Elena Anfimova
Board member
Elected for the period 2009-2013

Born in 1975. On the Kitron board since 2007. Assistant Portfolio Manager at Firebird Management LLC, a hedge fund based in New York. Previously a co-founder of Ukrainian Business Library LTD; also a sales executive at Internet Securities Inc., Ukraine. Wharton MBA. Firebird is a partner in a joint venture that, at the end of 2009, controlled 29,172,000 shares in Kitron ASA. Elena Anfimova attended 9 out of 11 board meetings in 2009. Ms Anfimova is a Ukrainian citizen.

Lisbeth Gustafsson
Board member
Elected for the period 2009-2013

Born in 1947. On the Kitron board since 2007. Business consultant in leadership and organisational development at Executive Action Management. Diverse experience in sales and management from various industries, including four years as country general manager at Digital Equipment AB. Board member of a number of Swedish companies. Master of Science. Lisbeth Gustafsson attended 9 out of 11 board meetings in 2009. Ms Gustafsson is a Swedish citizen.

Liv E. Johansen
Board member, elected by and among the employees

Elected for the period 2009-2011

Born in 1953. On the Kitron board since 2000. Production worker in Kitron AS. Craft certificate in electronics manufacturing. Liv E. Johansen attended 11 out of 11 board meetings in 2009. Ms Johansen is a Norwegian citizen.

May Britt Gundersen
Board member, elected by and among the employees

Elected for the period 2009-2011

On the Kitron board since mid 2009. Senior Planner at Kitron AS in Arendal, where she has been employed since 1976. May Britt Gundersen has attended 4 out of 4 board meetings since she joined the board in the end of June 2009. Ms Gundersen is a Norwegian citizen.

Harri Takanen
Board member
Elected for the period 2010-2012

Born in 1968. Master of Science in Technology. From 2007 President of Scanfil Oyj and Scanfil EMS Oy. Has since 1992 held a number of positions in Scanfil Oy; Project Engineer, Plant Manager, Key Account Manager, Director Customer Relations, Director of Technology, Vice President Technology. From 2005 to 2007 Mr Takanen was Sourcing Director and later General Manager of Scanfil in Hangzhou, China. Scanfil Oyj bought in September 2010 57 000 000 shares in Kitron ASA and is the largest shareholder with 32,96% of the shares. Mr Takanen is a Finnish citizen.

Geir Vedøy
Board member, elected by and among the employees
Elected for the period 2009-2011

Born in 1966. On the Kitron board since 2007. Project Manager at Kitron AS in Arendal, where he has been employed since 1985 in various leadership positions within production and testing. Bachelor of Science, Electronics. Geir Vedøy attended 11 out of 11 board meetings in 2009. Mr Vedøy is a Norwegian citizen.